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APRIL 13, 2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress this week about privacy, data, monopoly power, and regulations. And there’s more Facebook-related news in several of the sections below. ” Via The Verge : “ Facebook -backed lawmakers are pushing to gut privacy law.” (National) Education Politics.

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

There’s more local Chalkbeat reporting on the recent charter school strike in Chicago down in the “labor and management” section below. A glimpse : “In China ’s Silicon Valley, Edtech Starts at the ‘MOOC Times Building’ ” Via Class Central : “By The Numbers: MOOCs in 2018.”

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DECEMBER 22, 2017

Two school districts in two states are scaling back their use of the Facebook -built Summit Public Schools ’ learning management system. Via NPR : “Grand Jury Report On Penn State Hazing Finds ‘Indignities And Depravities’ ” The Business (and Politics) of Student Loans. ” asks The Hechinger Report.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

.” “Three months after the former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner was sentenced to six months in jail for sexual assault, he was released on Friday,” NPR reports. ” “Investigation Finds Phillips Andover Faculty Engaged in Sexual Misconduct With Students,” The New York Times reports.

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MAY 18, 2018

Via Forbes : “The Startup President: How France ’s Macron Nearly Built An EdTech Company.” Students in Oregon Were Bullied and Forced to Read Bible, Report Says.” Via Techcrunch : “ Facebook launches Youth Portal to educate teens on the platform, how their data is being used.”

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APRIL 14, 2017

. “Researchers say removal of an IRS tool for financial aid applicants may have slowed FAFSA submissions, while college aid groups warn that affected students could already be losing out on aid,” Inside Higher Ed reports. “Is Your Edtech Product a Refrigerator or Washing Machine?” Upgrades and Downgrades.

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APRIL 21, 2017

” “ Tech Is Dominating Efforts To Educate Syrian Refugees ,” reports NPR. “ Trump Signs Order That Could Lead to Curbs on Foreign Workers,” The New York Times reports. “ Trump Signs Order That Could Lead to Curbs on Foreign Workers,” The New York Times reports. Immigration and Education.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2017

“ Tax bill reflects rift between many Republicans and higher education,” The Washington Post reports. Restores Pell Eligibility to Nearly 300,000 Students,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. ” Via ProPublica : “ Facebook (Still) Letting Housing Advertisers Exclude Users by Race.”

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MAY 25, 2018

Via Politico : “ DeVos : Schools should decide whether to report undocumented kids.” “The Department of Education on Wednesday announced the process by which borrowers who had made ineligible payments for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program could be reconsidered for the benefit,” Inside Higher Ed reports.

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JUNE 17, 2016

Government Accountability Office said in a report Wednesday.” ” “Former Lake Michigan College President Jennifer Spielvogel is suing LMC and its Board of Trustees for alleged wrongful termination,” The Herald-Palladium reports. ” “ Kickboard Looking for New CEO,” Edsurge reports.

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DECEMBER 20, 2017

This isn’t simply a matter of “ robots are coming for your jobs.” The next day after the administration’s announcement, several tech giants – Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, Salesforce, and other – said they would help fund the White House’s commitment to CS, to the tune of $300 million more.

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JULY 20, 2018

“The FCC Is Threatening to Gut a Program That Provides Internet Access to Minorities,” Pacific Standard reports. Anyway, Techcrunch reports that “WeWork takes meat off the menu as part of environmental policy drive.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. “ Robots in the classroom ?

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

” “The White House on Monday announced that it would nominate Mitchell “Mick” Zais as deputy secretary of education ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” Via EdScoop : “ USC launches edtech research center focused on underrepresented youth.” “Trump Taps Common-Core Foe Mick Zais for No.

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JANUARY 12, 2018

Still more education news from the UK: “ Sam Gyimah replaces Jo Johnson as universities minister ,” The Times Higher Education reports. Kudos to the Houston Chronicle for the original reporting on this in 2016. Lots of very excited and uncritical reporting on the new charter school on Oracle’s campus.

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JUNE 23, 2017

Via The LA School Report : “ LAUSD approves $7.5 ” “ Louisiana Becomes First State to Ban the Box,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” “Students’ Rising Expectations Pose Challenge to Online Programs ,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. State and Local) Education Politics.

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JUNE 16, 2018

” (Related: “Theranos investor Tim Draper blames the company’s downfall on an investigative journalist,” Business Insider reports.). Report Says No to a For-Profit Accreditor – but It Might Not Matter.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Facebook Adds Community Colleges to Program.”

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NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Chalkbeat reports that “ Success Academy illegally changes special education services without parent input, complaint claims.” The stories out of Facebook just keep getting worse. I mean, I’m just glad that no one from Facebook is involved in education, ed-tech, ed reform, or education journalism.

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MAY 5, 2017

” Via The LA Times : “Trump is ending Michelle Obama’s ‘ Let Girls Learn ’ initiative, CNN reports.” .” Via NPR : “Under Trump Budget , Nearly 2 Million Kids May Lose After-School Care.” The school in question: Bethune-Cookman University. More court cases in the sports section below.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Via The Daily Beast : “ Palmer Luckey : The Facebook Near-Billionaire Secretly Funding Trump’s Meme Machine.” Well, one thing’s for certain: between this and Peter Thiel on its board, Facebook is well-positioned for a Trump presidency. ” Well, as long as ed-tech vendors benefit, it must be grand.

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AUGUST 4, 2018

billion over 10 years, according to an Education Department cost analysis, Politico reported this week.” ” Via Techcrunch : “ Facebook launches a digital literacy library aimed at educators.” ” Via Edsurge : “Behind Closed Doors: Edtech Entrepreneurs’ Biggest Challenges in 2018.”

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MAY 4, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “ Betsy DeVos ’s first Detroit visit featured Girl Scouts, robots, and talk of beluga whales.” Steve Kolowich is such a great reporter. “ Are Edtech Companies Doing Enough to Protect Student Privacy? Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” asks The Tech Edvocate.

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MAY 11, 2018

Via The Oregonian : “ Portland Public Schools fielded report after report that educator Mitch Whitehurst engaged in sexual misconduct with students, starting the very first year of his 32-year career, a damning investigation released Thursday says.” Some of the stories are in the “robots” section below.).

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APRIL 27, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “Robotics is bringing Betsy DeVos to Detroit for the first time as education secretary.” ” “ Richard Spencer , the white nationalist, has dropped his lawsuit against the University of Cincinnati,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Edtech Companies?” National) Education Politics.

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JULY 28, 2017

DeVos reported a new investment of between $250,001 and $500,000 in the Michigan-based Neurocore , according to a financial disclosure form that was certified by government ethics officials on Wednesday.” Bloomberg reports that “ Trump Administration Tapping Tech CEOs for STEM Policy Approach.” ” $100,000.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Meanwhile, as The New York Times reports : “ Facebook , Under Fire in Russia Inquiry, Posts 79% Rise in Profit.” Via the CFPB press office : “ CFPB Report Finds Consumer Complaints Spurred Actions That Brought More Than $750 Million in Relief for Student Loan Borrowers.” Who’d have guessed?!

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

” An op-ed in The Hechinger Report : “ Betsy DeVos ’ slippery slope of religion , ethnicity and race.” ” Via The Hechinger Report : “A new challenge for colleges: opioid-addicted students.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ U.

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. But as the ed-tech sector is never willing to let a bad idea die, the report will live on. The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

” Via US News & World Report : “Bathroom Wars.” Via The Hechinger Report : “ DeVos praises virtual schools , but new research points to problems.” ” Via The Hechinger Report : “In a city still struggling with segregation , a popular charter school fights to remain diverse.”

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017

“What Betsy DeVos means for edtech ,” according to venture capitalist Ryan Craig. ” asks The Hechinger Report. Via the Naples Daily News : “ East Naples teacher reassigned after Facebook post about immigrants.” ” asks The Hechinger Report. expands to the U.S.” Contests and Awards.

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DECEMBER 10, 2017

EdTech Strategies’ Doug Levin launched a new project in 2017 – “ The K–12 Cyber Incident Map ” – that visualizes the breaches, ransomware attacks, DDOS attacks, phishing attacks, and so on that have been reported at US public schools. Some 280 incidents since January 2016.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

Senate ’s education committee on a party-line vote Wednesday advanced the nomination of Carlos Muñiz for general counsel at the Department of Education ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” Via The Hechinger Report : “ India tries coding camps, craft centers and all-girls schools to fight illiteracy.”

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

. “Learning styles” in the White House: President Trump doesn’t read his daily intelligence briefings, gets oral briefings on “select” issues instead, because reading isn’t “his style of learning,” the @washingtonpost reports [link] — Kasie Hunt (@kasie) February 9, 2018. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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JUNE 2, 2017

. “A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled in favor of a transgender student ’s challenge to a Wisconsin school district’s policy limiting his restroom usage – a big win for those seeking to advance transgender rights in the courts,” Buzzfeed reports. However will they cope.

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MARCH 10, 2017

.” The Hechinger Report asks , “What can Betsy DeVos really do?” ” Via eCampus News : “The 2 edtech fields with the most potential under Trump.” Following up on ProPublica reporting , “ Florida to Examine Whether Alternative Charter Schools Underreport Dropouts.”

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

“What Decades Of Covering School Shootings Has Taught Me” by NPR’s longtime education reporter, Claudio Sanchez. And there’s data about pay in the research and reports section below. Via Edsurge : “ Jefferson Education Accelerator Winds Down, Rebrands to Focus on Edtech Reviews and Procurement.”

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

.” Via ProPublica : “ For-Profit Schools Reward Students for Referrals and Facebook Endorsements.” The Economic Times of India reports that “Udacity to focus on individual student projects.” million ‘contract inducement’ to come back,” Bloomberg reports. ” asks The Atlantic.

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DECEMBER 1, 2017

” Via US News & World Report : “ DeVos Racks Up More Than a Dozen Visits to Florida Schools.” Via Education Week : “ K–12 Spending in Most States Still Far Below Pre-Recession Levels , Report Says.” ” Via The Hechinger Report : “ U.S. ” Remember: Jeb loves Betsy.

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